How the hell does someone respond to that? I love your music, let's make a record." That was pretty surreal. I was in my kitchen frying up some plantains or something, and he was like, "Hey, this is Dan Auerbach. I guess he got my number from management. I got a call in July of 2019 from Dan Auerbach. I felt like it's the motivation I needed, and I sensed an opportunity to make time for it in my busy schedule that maybe I wouldn't have otherwise. This is just an opportunity that came my way.
VMP: When did you initially begin to conceive a solo record after working with Durand Jones for such a long time?įirst of all, it’s important to note that I'm still with Durand Jones & the Indications. is clearly rooted in soul melodies and groove-based playing, but throughout the album, he proves that his mission expands far outside the scope of any box he’s placed in.
Auerbach lends a crisp ear with his production, giving the entire thing a glossy feel, while still retaining a rough edge that Frazer’s voice lends so well to the music. Describing his thinking for the record, Frazer explained, “‘I'm going to put ’90s R&B on the same record as horn stabby, MPC style hip-hop, but I’m also gonna put country gospel on there.’ There's a little bit of extra room to stretch out.” The hip-hop aesthetics come from Frazer’s Baltimore roots, with car drives accompanied by 92Q, and on tracks like “Can’t Leave it Alone,” the half-time drum beat and punctured horn line recalls the boom-bap roots of rap. he wanted to prove that his soul roots expand out toward pop, blues, and hip-hop. While Frazer’s work with the Indications explores a path and follows it to its logical conclusion, on Introducing. over the course of a four-day marathon writing session. Frazer jumped at the chance, and the two fleshed out what is now Introducing. Then, Auerbach randomly called, and offered Frazer the chance to make a record together.
Frazer’s been collecting voice memos and melodic ideas for a few years now, and because not everything was a fit for his work with the Indications, these scraps were creating a pile-up of creativity with no outlet to pursue these ideas further. The Brooklyn-based, Baltimore-born drummer and songwriter got his rise on the skins and on the mic with Durand Jones & the Indications, but a break in his schedule and a fortuitous phone call from Dan Auerbach led to his debut solo album, out January 8 via Dead Oceans and Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound imprint. Aaron Frazer’s a soul musician, but he’s on a quest to convince you he’s much more, too.
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